The news is pretty good within the British royal family. Maddison May Brudenell, the third cousin of Princes William and Harry, has gotten married! The beautiful blue-eyed brunette said “yes” to her darling and father of her fourth child. For the occasion, she decided to shake up the codes and made a decision that was out of the ordinary.
After the announcement last September of the end of Kate Middleton’s chemotherapy treatment, the news does not seem to be that bad for the British royal family. Last October, Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, a distant cousin of Princes William and Harry, announced that she was expecting her second child. And that’s not the only recent good news! Indeed, Maddison May Brudenell, the granddaughter of Lady Pamela Hicks said “oui” to his companion, Canadian Bret Kapetanov. The blue-eyed brunette’s grandmother was Queen Elizabeth II’s lady-in-waiting and her maid of honor at her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947.
Already the mother of three children from a previous relationship, Prince William’s third cousin welcomed Michael, her youngest, with the man who is now her husband. The lovers got married in a 15th century village church and it’s in the magazineHello ! that the couple sold the exclusivity of their wedding photos.
In the snaps, the mum-of-four can be seen walking down the aisle of St Mary the Virgin Church alone in a stunning white dress with a sparkling tiara on her head. Tradition would have it that the bride should not walk alone but it was she herself who made the choice to shake up the conventions. To our colleagues at Hello !, she justified herself thus: “I decided that I was now a mother of four children and an independent woman. I can walk alone. Once I came face to face with Bret, I felt safe. I kept looking into his eyes and everything was fine.”. The 30-year-old admitted that she had difficulty hiding her emotion and thatshe was “very nervous and excited” at once. And to specify: “I had difficulty speaking. It was such an explosion of joy – if I had let the tears flow it would have taken me a minute”. For his part, Bret Kapetanov, a mechanic and welder by profession, also did not hide his emotion. “I was almost ready to cry. It was happening… My beautiful wife walking towards me.”he declared to our colleagues.
A wedding rich in symbolism!
The church was decorated with natural green foliage courtesy of friends and neighbors, and Michael’s mom, Daphne, Phoebe, and Moses carried a bouquet of white and pink hydrangeas and anemones while Princes William’s cousin and Harry followed his bridesmaids, his groomsmen, among whom were his children. The church in which the couple chose to get married has great symbolism since it is in this same place that the ex-model for Ralph Lauren was baptized.
Guests were treated to a beautiful moment during the ceremony, led by Reverend Mel Stanley, with the performance of At Last by Etta James and Be Thou My Vision by Audrey Assad by singer and actress Laura Andresen Guimarães. Highlight of the show? The ring given to Maddison by his loved one that he made himself! Indeed, Bret first designed the 18k gold engagement ring and which contains three diamonds which represent the bride’s eldest children, then the wedding ring, also in gold, which contained another diamond in a nod to Michael, their baby together. “It was so special I couldn’t believe it. I’m obsessed with my ring and I love Bret’s too.”concluded the young bride in heaven.
Original article on Purepeople
